Tag: Middle East

CAIRO — The U.S. military said it conducted precision airstrikes on Saturday against a missile storage facility and a command-and-control ...

‘No concern for Palestinian suffering’: Ex-official slams US’s Gaza policy

Former State Department official Mike Casey says the US government is pursuing Israel’s interests over its own.Mike Casey says he ...

Lack of shelter, food increases Gazans’ misery as winter sets in

GENEVA — As temperatures drop and seasonal rains flood fragile settlements in the Gaza Strip this winter, aid agencies fear ...

Syria and the stakes for regional powers

As Syria’s new leadership takes shape, competing media narratives in Iran and Turkiye illuminate the region’s shifting geopolitical dynamics. Contributors:Dina ...

Israel kills 7 children from one family in air strike on Gaza

UNRWA says Gaza has become a ‘graveyard’ as Israel continues its bombing campaign amid worsening living conditions.An Israeli air strike ...

Israeli settlers defaced a mosque and set it on fire

NewsFeedIsraeli settlers broke into the Bar al-Walidain mosque, defacing it with hateful slogans and setting it on fire. Palestinian authorities ...

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Jan 1 to be paid holiday for private sector employees

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has announced that Wednesday, 1 January 2025, will be an official paid ...

Top US officials in Damascus to meet new Syrian rulers, State Department says

WASHINGTON — Top diplomats from the Biden administration are in Damascus on Friday to meet new Syrian authorities led by ...

US says it has 2,000 troops in Syria, not 900 as previously declared

Pentagon says the additional forces have been in Syria for ‘a while’, before fall of President Bashar al-Assad, though they ...